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Third Day - "Your Love Is Like A River"

I have always had a soft spot for the band Third Day since being introduced to them back in the early '00s when working in St Austin's Parish, Liverpool in the LifeTeen youth ministry as Music Minister. I have now got most of their albums. They have a distinctively rootsy Southern US rock sound and stunning vocals from lead singer Mac Powell who has a voice like no other.

Their latest album "Miracle" is, in my opinion, one of their best. Here's one of the tracks from it:

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Very sad news... Tony Doyle (Old Xav. - former pupil of mine) has passed away suddenly. Please keep him and his family in your prayers and thoughts. We will pray in our community for Tony and all the family. My heart goes out to them all. I have very fond memories of teaching Tony: a lovely personality, always smiling and joking.

The article that you will find here contains a very pertinent analysis of Neill Blomkamp’s wonderful film "District 9" in the light of the current refugee crisis. Here's the start of the article: "Sometimes the best way to approach the horrors of the real world is indirectly, through fantasy. Allegory can make important points free from the journalistic burdens. On its release in 2009, Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 was acclaimed as a clever sci-fi/action movie that used a story about alien refugees to explore South Africa’s shameful apartheid past.

But today it’s imagery and ideologies have a new resonance. Eight years after its release, as Europe struggles to cope with the ongoing migration crisis - and as media and politicians seek to dehumanise the most vulnerable of people - District 9 is more relevant than ever."